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Traits and Behaviors

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A student knows that some likenesses between parents and offspring are inherited, passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited likeness in humans?
a)
eye color
b)
length of hair
c)
ability to read
d)
type of language spoken 
2.
A student knows that some likenesses between parents and offspring are inherited, passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited likeness in humans?
a)
eye color
b)
length of hair
c)
ability to read
d)
type of language spoken 
3.
Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?
a)
eating
b)
running
c)
barking
d)
shaking hands 
4.
Which is an example of a learned behavior?
a)
blinking
b)
riding a bike
c)
swallowing
d)
crying
5.
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
a)
eye color
b)
tongue rolling
c)
handedness
d)
language
6.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? brown fur
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
7.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
Sally likes playing catch.
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
8.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
brown eyes
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
9.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
Jordan loves swimming
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
10.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
Cheetahs have a long tail.
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
11.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
size of your hands
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
12.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
ability for a cheetah to run fast
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
13.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
how tall you are
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
14.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
table manners
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
15.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
the ability to understand a language
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
16.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
the ability to understand a language
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
17.
_____________ are behaviors passed down from parent to offspring. 
a)
Learned Behaviors
b)
Instincts
c)
Inherited Traits
d)
Behaviors
18.
__________ develop when offspring observe or are taught a certain skill. 
a)
Learned Behaviors
b)
Instincts
c)
Skills
d)
Inherited Traits
19.
________________ are physical traits passed down from adults to offspring through genetics. 
a)
Instincts
b)
Learned Behaviors
c)
Inherited Traits
d)
Skills
20.
A baby started began speaking English.
a)
Learned behavior
b)
Inherited Trait
c)
Instincts
21.
An owl hunts. 
a)
Inherited Trait
b)
Instinct
c)
Learned Behavior
22.
A puppy is born with brown eyes and brown fur. 
a)
Inherited Trait
b)
Instincts
c)
Learned Behavior
23.
A spider spins a web. 
a)
Instincts
b)
Inherited Trait
c)
Learned Behavior
24.
A boy begins to read a book. 
a)
Instincts
b)
Learned Behavior
c)
Inherited Trait
25.
A student write their ABCs.
a)
Inherited Trait
b)
Instinct
c)
Learned Behavior
26.
Birds fly in groups. 
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited Trait
c)
Learned Behavior
27.
What is an inherited trait?
a)
A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
b)
Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
c)
A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
28.
Which of these affects the color of eyes a child will have?
a)
The eye color of the oldest sibling.
b)
Genetic material from the parent with brown eyes.
c)
Genetic material from both parents.
d)
Genetic material from the parent with blue eyes.
29.
What is an instinct?
a)
Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
b)
A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
c)
A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
30.
What is a learned behavior?
a)
Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
b)
A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
c)
A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
31.

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?


Curly hair

a)

Instinct

b)

Inherited trait

c)

Learned behavior

32.

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?


Bears go into hibernation.

a)

Instinct

b)

Inherited trait

c)

Learned behavior

33.
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Anna has a southern accent.
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited trait
c)
Learned behavior
34.

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?


Jamal is very tall.

a)

Instinct

b)

Inherited trait

c)

Learned behavior

35.

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?


A rabbit digs a burrow.

a)

Instinct

b)

Inherited trait

c)

Learned behavior

36.
Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?
Eye color
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited trait
c)
Learned behavior
37.
A dog has 5 puppies - 3 females and 1 male.  Which statement best describes the characteristics of these puppies?
a)
All of these puppies will look exactly like their father.
b)
All of these puppies will look exactly like their mother.
c)
The male puppies will look like their father, and the female puppies will look like their mother.
d)
The male and female puppies will look like both their mother and father.
38.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical characteristic of an animal that is inherited?

a)

type and shape of sensory organs

b)

body structure

c)

type and color of body coloring

d)

weight

39.

A behavior is response to a change in the

a)

environment

b)

behavior

c)

instinct

d)

organism

40.

An instinct is

a)

acquired

b)

learned

c)

inherited

d)

practiced

41.

Which is an example of an instinct?

a)

migration

b)

a bear fishing for food

c)

a bird flying

d)

a dog learning new tricks

42.

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

a dog learning to roll over on command

d)

a duck knows how to swim across a lake when born

43.

Children of parents are called

a)

behaviors

b)

offspring

c)

small

d)

instincts

44.

Animals are born with the instinct to protect themselves and survive.

a)

true

b)

false

45.

An animals characteristics are not influenced by its environment.

a)

true

b)

false

46.

Which is NOT an environmental factor that can influence the characteristics of an organism?

a)

temperature

b)

exposure to sunlight

c)

eye color

d)

nutrition

47.

Which is NOT an example of how environmental factors may influence animals?

a)

Their fur may change color or thickness due to a change in temperature.

b)

They may experience stunted growth due to a lack of nutrients.

c)

Skin color may change due to exposure to sunlight.

d)

Eye color may change due to injuries.

48.

A living thing

a)

organism

b)

inherited

c)

adapted

d)

acquired

49.

how something acts

a)

acquired

b)

behavior

c)

instinct

d)

inherited

50.

passed from parent to offspring

a)

acquired

b)

adapted

c)

environment

d)

inherited

51.

developed or learned

a)

inherited

b)

environment

c)

adapted

d)

acquired

52.

a behavior that has been learned from experience or observation

a)

learned bahvior

b)

inherited

c)

adapted

d)

environment

53.

The surroundings in which a person, animal or plant lives

a)

environment

b)

adapted

c)

learned behavior

d)

inherited

54.

Changed to survive or fit into new conditions

a)

inherited

b)

acquired

c)

adapted

d)

environment

55.

A behavior that an organism inherits

a)

inherited

b)

instinct

c)

acquired

d)

learned behavior

56.

The tiny part of a chromosome that codes for just one trait

a)

camouflage

b)

gene

c)

factor

d)

instinct

57.

One version of a trait, such as a flower color

a)

instinct

b)

camouflage

c)

gene

d)

factor

58.

A characteristic that appears when the offspring receives a factor from one or both parents.

a)

Inherited traits

b)

dominant trait

c)

recessive trait

d)

instinct

59.

A characteristic that appears only when the offspring receives a factor from both parents

a)

Inherited traits

b)

dominant trait

c)

recessive trait

d)

instinct

60.

Characteristics passed from parents to offspring are _____

a)

inherited traits

b)

dominant traits

c)

recessive traits

d)

instinct

61.

What type of adaptation helps a living thing hide in its environment?

a)

camouflage

b)

inherited trait

c)

instinct

d)

gene

62.

Animals inherit certain characteristics, such as fur color. What are some characteristics that plants inherit?

a)

flower color

b)

number of legs

c)

number of arms

d)

growing away from the light

63.

A behavior that an animal doesn’t need to learn is an ____

a)

inherited traits

b)

dominant traits

c)

recessive traits

d)

instinct

64.

Which of the following is a learned behavior in humans?

a)

crying

b)

speaking

c)

blinking

d)

sleeping

65.

What did scientist Gregor Mendel discover during the 1800s?

a)

Pea plants pass on only dominant traits to offspring

b)

Human parents pass traits on to offspring.

c)

There is no way to track how traits are inherited

d)

Some inherited traits are dominant & some are recessive

66.

Which of the following describes inherited traits of a tree?

a)

flower color and potential height

b)

eye color and intelligence

c)

right-handedness and bark texture

d)

eye color and physical environment

67.

Which of the following goes through metamorphosis- a complete change in form during its lifetime?

a)

alligators

b)

humans

c)

frogs

d)

birds

68.

Which of the following is an example of an instinct that helps an animal survive?

a)

a skunk spraying a smelly mist for protection

b)

a raccoon learning to cross the road

c)

a dog learning to beg for food

d)

a human riding a bicycle

69.

Which of the following is an example of learned behavior?

a)

Ground squirrels hibernating for the winter

b)

Geese migrating south for the winter

c)

A lion cub hunting as its mother does

d)

An octopus spraying ink for protection

70.

Which of the following structures is a physical adaptation that helps a penguin live in an icy, wet environment?

a)

a think layer of blubber

b)

wing-shaped flippers for flying

c)

small spines to prevent water loss

d)

transparent eyelids to keep eyes moist

71.

Which pictures on a diagram would show a life cycle?

a)

the physical traits an organism inherits

b)

the behavioral traits an organism inherits

c)

the complex pattern of DNA molecules

d)

the important stages of an organism goes through

72.

Which is the term for a section of a DNA molecule that carries information for traits such as hair and eye color?

a)

gene

b)

offspring

c)

dominant trait

d)

recessive trait

73.

Organisms live, or perform basic functions to stay alive. They also survive, or compete for resources, protect themselves, and find food. In which of the following behaviors does a fly use a structure of its body to escape from predators?

a)

eating

b)

breathing

c)

flying

d)

sleeping

74.

A baby is crying. This behavior is an important similarity to a spider spinning a web. Both come naturally. They do not have to be taught. What are behaviors such as these called?

a)

instincts

b)

physical traits

c)

social behaviors

d)

learned behaviors

75.

A snake has scaly skin to keep from drying out in the desert. A cactus has sharp spines and a thick stem that keep water in. Which term describes such inherited traits that help organisms survive?

a)

recessive traits

b)

adaptations

c)

instincts

d)

genes

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